<p>20 years ago, architect Josef Danda passed away</p>
Prague - 20 years ago, on March 15, 1999, architect Josef Danda passed away, whose passion was especially railway stations. He designed station buildings in places like Pardubice, Cheb, Klatovy, Most, Vítkovice, and Kolín. One of his most famous buildings is the extension of the checking hall of the main station in Prague in the 1970s.
Danda was born on January 2, 1906, in Kolč, Kladno. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague and then went through the practice of several significant studios; he also worked for a time in Paris with Le Corbusier. In the 1930s, he designed a functionalist station in Teplice nad Bečvou, the station building in Třinec he created in 1957, and a year later, in collaboration with Karel Řepa, he designed the main station in Pardubice and in 1959 the station building in Klatovy. Between 1956-1962 he became the author of the new building of Cheb station, and in the 1960s he also designed, for example, the Ostrava-Vítkovice station.
After World War II, he lectured at the University of Transport in Žilina and at the AAAD in Prague. Following in his footsteps was his youngest son Jiří Danda, who has his own architectural firm.
Danda played the violin and was primarily a passionate hiker. He especially loved the surroundings of Pilsen, Plas, and Kaznějov.
Danda was born on January 2, 1906, in Kolč, Kladno. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague and then went through the practice of several significant studios; he also worked for a time in Paris with Le Corbusier. In the 1930s, he designed a functionalist station in Teplice nad Bečvou, the station building in Třinec he created in 1957, and a year later, in collaboration with Karel Řepa, he designed the main station in Pardubice and in 1959 the station building in Klatovy. Between 1956-1962 he became the author of the new building of Cheb station, and in the 1960s he also designed, for example, the Ostrava-Vítkovice station.
After World War II, he lectured at the University of Transport in Žilina and at the AAAD in Prague. Following in his footsteps was his youngest son Jiří Danda, who has his own architectural firm.
Danda played the violin and was primarily a passionate hiker. He especially loved the surroundings of Pilsen, Plas, and Kaznějov.
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